"chwileru" meaning in Welsh

See chwileru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /χwɪˈlɛrɨ̞/ [North-Wales], /χwɪˈleːri/ [South-Wales], /χwɪˈlɛri/ [South-Wales] Forms: chwileraf [first-person, present, singular]
Etymology: Calque of English pupate. Analysable as chwiler (“pupa”) + -u. Etymology templates: {{cal|cy|en|pupate}} Calque of English pupate, {{af|cy|chwiler|-u|t1=pupa}} chwiler (“pupa”) + -u Head templates: {{cy-verb|chwiler}} chwileru (first-person singular present chwileraf, not mutable)
  1. to pupate Tags: not-mutable
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          "english": "It pupates in a cocoon that it weaves low above the ground, hidden among the vegetation.",
          "ref": "2025 September 5 (last accessed), “Coediwr Adscita statices [Forester Adscita statices]”, in Butterfly conservation, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2025:",
          "text": "Mae’n chwileru mewn sidangod a wëir ganddo yn isel uwchben y ddaear, ynghudd ymhlith y llystyfiant.",
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          "text": "Mae’n chwileru mewn sidangod a wëir ganddo yn isel uwchben y ddaear, ynghudd ymhlith y llystyfiant.",
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